How to Say ‘Have you already tried’ in French
Vous avez déjà essayé
voo ah-vay day-zhah ess-ay-YAY
[voo ah-vay day-zhah ess-ay-YAY]
💬 Usage Tip: Uses the polite/plural vous form. Déjà means 'already'.
🇫🇷 In France: Doctors in France often ask what you have already tried before prescribing something.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural you, often used by doctors with patients.
Vous avez déjà essayé de vous reposer ?
Have you already tried resting?
avez
[ah-vay]
have
Form of avoir used with a past participle to mean have done something.
Vous avez pris un médicament ce matin ?
Did you take medicine this morning?
déjà
[day-zhah]
already
Shows that something has happened before now.
Vous avez déjà vu un médecin pour ça ?
Have you already seen a doctor for that?
essayé
[ess-ay-YAY]
tried
Past participle of essayer, meaning tried or attempted.
Vous avez essayé du thé chaud ?
Have you tried hot tea?
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